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Exploring New Areas

Ford Group is working to solve problems of bioremediation and mitigating environmental contamination.

Ford Research Group

Our research focuses on the application of chemical engineering principles to problems in microbial ecology. The aim is to develop a fundamental understanding of mechanisms underlying microbial behavior which will provide insights for future technological innovation.

 Ford Graduate Students Present Poster at AGU 2022

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